Lightship Columbia
United States lightship ''Columbia'' (WLV-604) is a Lightvessel, lightship located in Astoria, Oregon, Astoria, Oregon, United States of America. ''Columbia'' was formerly moored near the mouth of the Columbia River. History Commissioned in 1951, ''Columbia'' was the fourth and final lightship stationed at the mouth of the Columbia River. Built by Rice Brothers Shipyard in Boothbay, Maine, ''Columbia'' was launched with her sister-ship, United States lightship Relief (WAL-605), ''Relief'' (WLV-605). The new WLV-604 replaced the aging vessel LV-93, which had been in service on the Columbia River since 1939. From 1892 until 1979, the Columbia River lightships guided vessels across the Columbia River Bar and an area known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. ''Columbia'' was the final lightship to be decommissioned on the U.S. West coast. She was replaced by an automated navigational buoy soon after. The buoy has since been retired. Because of its importance, the United States Coast Guar ...
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